we are heading to the scuba diving spot
i'm andrea, that's Alejo
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what's up everyone it is another beautiful and beautiful and gorgeous day here in the bahamas
you can see the perfect blue water it really makes you want to jump in to be honest and
that's what we're going to do today
andrea's going to jump in with the hammerhead no we're going to
but there's no hammer heads today we didn't get well actually we moved spots
because we were pretty close to the edge of where it starts getting
dark blue like let me show you over there where it starts getting dark blue that's where we were
anchored yesterday and that's where we saw the hammer heads but it was so rolly it was moving
so much so we had to move here a little bit closer to shore and today there's not even a little bit
of wind so it's really perfect the boat's not moving at all but we're gonna see what the plans
are for today we're gonna go first to the beach to take the dogs out and then we might go diving
many of you wonder how often we take our dogs to shore and whether it's rainy sunny or
windy we take our dogs to land twice a day however they still have their own bathroom
on board just in case they need to go during the day if you'd like to learn
more about our dog's life on board check out this video
so our friends from virginia alex and jackie just arrived here to bimini and we're super excited to see them again right
and we're gonna go with them to help show them where customs and immigration is
and take advantage and buy rice because the day we arrived here we had not seen it and
all three giant bags of rice had this tiny what's it called insect black insect that got
on all of our rice and it was all gone bad so so yeah so now we need to buy more rice first
so we're going to the supermarket this is the supermarket
what's on supermarket because it's closed is it
watson watson you want to open up what's yeah it's close is it what about this one susan joe's
okay isn't this a ghost town it's crazy how empty bimini is compared to last time we were here
it's super empty we barely see one person walking around this is the new covid life
guys we've been walking up and down the road and everything is closed even the food market
i guess the food market is close to it because today is sunday but yeah everything is closed and
this thing is really really empty there's no one no one ghost
so today we are heading to the scuba diving spot
and we'll be going to hopefully three different places worst case scenario we'll just do two
and it's a beautiful morning we woke up and we had dolphins we took the pups out
and the captain took out his fishing gear
did you take out your fishing gear
yeah just one rod
okay how you feeling this morning
very good yeah because
it's always a beautiful morning when you wake up in the bahamas right right
are you excited oh look at all the fishes
are you excited to go scuba diving today yeah it's going to be our first dive
in a long time like a real dive yeah
so we just made it to the first spot and we are in
this is bimini road also known as atlantis road and what we're gonna be doing that the current
is going that way so we're gonna start we're gonna take the dinghy and start by those rocks
back there i don't know if you can see them uh they're called i think they're called three
sisters rocks and we're gonna start there and then just drift through bimini road snorkel we're not
gonna go diving here because i think it's pretty shallow and it's better just like free diving
and here we're going spot number two and the current's pretty strong but we're just gonna
drift with the dinghy because the current's really strong so the puppies are there whining and go
baby
so where are we going guys
we're gonna go check out Sapona
it's your first time at Sapona right yeah so exciting
are you excited you're going spear fishing well we're gonna try
okay let's do it let's go perfect blue water
what'd you think of Sapona?
it was really nice we went through like the inside and everything
it's nice it was so much better than the first time that we came here because the water was a lot
calmer visibility was great and we saw the cutest turtle we saw a giant fish that we didn't catch
on camera but it was huge it was almost the size of a shark bigger than a shark
after exploring sapona we headed to a sharky spot we wanted to show our friends from sailing
vessel Ajax the hammerhead sharks that we had seen in the area and we got lucky enough to
see two hammerheads and about 10 to 12 nurse sharks we understood how fortunate we were to
be surrounded by these majestic animals as the population of sharks has declined by 90 percent
in the past 30 years commercial fishing alone kills 70 to 100 million sharks every year
most sharks are just killed for their fins to make shark fin soup while others are killed for
their teeth to make souvenirs for tourists or for their livers to extract oil
bahamas is one of the 17 shark sanctuaries in the world protecting 242 thousand square miles
and that's one of the reasons why marine ecosystems in the bahamas are healthier
compared to other countries
as apex predators sharks play a crucial role maintaining marine diversity by weeding out the weak and sick individuals
ensuring that the fish population remains healthy and at a size that the habitat's resources can support
i go in the water with sharks because i understand they're not aggressive monsters
but wild animals that need to be respected and protected in order to preserve our oceans
what happened so we're gonna go at our covid test after five days of arriving to the bahamas and
she said it had to be today because if not what happened
three thousand dollars fine three thousand dollar fine jesus one week or one week in jail
shut up oh my god whichever you prefer
would you guys rather spend one week in jail or pay three thousand dollars for the fine i don't know
so we actually got our diving short but
and we left our camera so here we are just recording last minute with our cell phone
not excited for this
and when she asked who would like to go first he just said her
so you don't get nervous watching me so you go first no
i guess but this one's the rapid one it's not the one that goes i don't know
it doesn't poke your brain i think it's a blood one it pokes your eye but it doesn't poke your brain
relax
that was terrible
oh my goodness oh
when you don't relax i can't get in and it hurts
it hurts a lot okay so how do i relax what's the tip when you don't breathe out through your mouth
okay cause i was trying to breathe through my okay no no open up your mouth
wasn't that bad the second one was a little bit yeah it was better but it still makes you like oh
i'm a terrible patient i'm
you're fine, trust me
you've had worse? yea
okay good
men are bad
really? yes!
oh my god does it tell you right away what it is
within 5 minutes
feel the pain feel the burn
oh my goodness all right so we're good to go i'm guessing right oh wait we have to get the
test first yeah
see in the case that's a negative oh okay one line so we're negative good you're still pending sir
negative yes and we're good to enjoy the bahamas
we're negative! well he's positive, I'm negative
the birds are gonna poop on us
Baby that's a nurse shark, not a nurse shark, a bull shark
yea it's a bull shark
we really enjoyed our time here in bimini especially after finding so many species of sharks
we hope you enjoyed this video and don't forget to join us next sunday as we sail
61 miles just to get one of the best diving experiences in the world see you next week